Vehicle



J. R. SIMMS. VEHICLE.

{No Model.)

No. 545,136. Patented Aug. 27,1895x PATENT EErcE.

JOHN R. SIMMS, OF MILTON, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,136, dated August 2'7, 1895.

Application filed May 13,1895. Serial No. 549,213. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN R. SIMMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milton, in the county of Oalaveras and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to furnish a vehicle that shall be not only simple in construction and convenient in use, but also easy riding and free from the oscillating motion usually found in vehicles of this class and inexpensive to repair.

It consists in the peculiar construction, novel combination, and adaptation of parts, hereinafterdescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claim appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a right-hand side elevation of a two-wheeled vehicle having my improvement mounted thereon. Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents a detached view of one of the corrugated adj lISiIDg-IZLGkS.

Similar letters of reference indicate'correspending parts throughout the several views.

A are the wheels, Bis the body, and G is the shafts. The shafts O are suitably connected together in front of the axle E by means of a bar D, such shafts 0 being rigidly attached at their rear ends to the axle E.

A frame composed of longitudinal bars F and cross-bars G and D is rigidly attached to the axle E, such frame having greater rigidity imparted to it by means of the bar D engaging the bars F and the shafts O.

The brush are provided with vertical frames H, which are rigidly attached to the bars F and are rendered more rigid by means of a cross-bar I, which connects such frames H at their tops.

The frames H are each provided with two hooks J, which are adjustabl y attached to and at the top of the frames H and are adapted to engage with spiral springs K, which are adapted to engage rock-shafts Ii, suitably mounted in corrugated racks M, rigidly mounted on the under side of the body 13.

The body B being suspended by the spiral springs K, such body B is adapted to swing to and fro and is guarded from side motion by means of a guide-rail N, which is rigidly attached to the center of the cross-bars G and D, such guide-rail N being engaged by looped straps 0, which are rigidly attached at intervals to the under side of the bodyB.

The seat is suitably mounted on the body B, near the rear end of the same.

As will be seen, when the running-gear is given a sudden jerk forward or backward, the body B is adapted to swing to and fro, thus relieving the rider from such jerk.

I have shown my invention mounted on a two-wheeled vehicle, but it may also be used on a four-wheeled vehicle.

By reason of the springs K being connected by hooks to the frames H it will be perceived that when worn or broken said springs may be readily disconnected from the hooks and may as readily be disconnected from the hooked ends of the rods L, which may then be readily removed from their seats in the connected bars M. It will also be observed that when the bars L are seated in the depressions of the plates M, directly below the hooks J, and there is too much spring for the convenience of those riding in the body B, the bars L may be changed to depressions in the plates M at a distance from the hooks J,- so as to stretch the springs and enable them to hold the body more steady. In other words, by reason of the rods L being employed in conjunction with the corrngated plates M, the resiliency of the springs K may be quickly and easily regulated to suit the character of road that it is desired to travel over, which is an important desideratum.

I am aware that spiral springs have been used on vehicles of this class; therefore I do not claim that feature broadly; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The vehicle described comprising the axle having wheels at its ends, the shafts fixedly connected to the axle, the transverse bar D, connecting the shafts in advance of the axle, the longitudinal bars F, connected to and extending in advance and rear of the axle and connected at their forward ends to'the transguide rail N, the bars L, removably seated in verse har'D, the transverse hm G, connecting the depressions of the corrugated plates M, the rear ends of the bars F, the frames, H, and having hooksi at their ends, and the 1 connected to and rising from the longitndisprings K, eonneotedwith therhooks J, and 5 nal bars F, a, transverse bar Lconnecting the therhooks of the bars L, all substantially as upper portions of said frames, the longitudiand for thepnrpose set forth. nal guide rail N, connected at its ends to the In testimony whereof I affix my signaiui'e bars D, and G, at the middles thereof, the in presence oftwo witnesses; hooks J, connected with the horizontal bars 7 r JOHN R. SIMMS. [o of the frames H, the body B, having the cor- Witnesses:

rugated plates M, on its under side, and also w MOLBRY HAYNES, having loops 0, on its under side engaging the F. F. CARNDUFF. 

